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Corporate governance
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Corporate governance
We strive to strengthen our corporate governance structure in a way that is adapted to the size and nature of our business while enhancing the efficiency, transparency, and fairness of our operations, living up to the trust our stakeholders have placed in us, and upholding our commitment to enhance our corporate value continuously.
Basic concept
We recognize the importance of corporate governance in ensuring the company's existence and continuously increasing its value over the medium to long term based on an appropriate and continuous cooperative relationship with stakeholders with diverse values.
Our corporate group, which consists of our company and its subsidiaries, strives to enhance corporate governance based on its management philosophy, business philosophy, articles of incorporation, "FUJIKURA COMPOSITES Corporate Governance Policy," and "FUJIKURA COMPOSITES Code of Conduct," which is behavioral guidelines for CSR and compliance. We promote fair and sound management, appropriate and prompt decision-making and business operations, positive relationships with stakeholders, and compliance with laws and regulations. We will continue to improve the following: management efficiency and transparency through prompt decision-making suited to the size and nature of our corporate group, detailed business executions by the people who execute the business and is entrusted with delegated authority from the Board of Directors, monitoring and supervision of operations from a broad perspective beyond business segments or duties, such as director and audit and supervisory committee member, and more effective use of management resources.
Board of directors and executive officers
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Kenji Morita, President & Executive Officer
- April 1981Joined the Company
- April 2008General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, Accounting Department of the above division; General Manager, Osaka Branch
- June 2008Director
- April 2010General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, Accounting Department of the above division; General Manager, Internal Control Office
- April 2011General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Department of the above division; General Manager, Internal Control Office
- April 2012Managing Director; General Manager, Sales Division; General Manager, Osaka Branch
- April 2016President
- April 2024President & Executive Officer (current)
Takafumi Watanabe, Director and Executive Officer
- April 1993Joined the Company
- April 2016General Manager, Sports Equipment Sales Department, Sales Division (currently Sales Department, ACP Division)
- April 2020General Manager, Advanced Composite Materials Department (now ACP Division) (current)
- April 2021CEO, Fujikura Composite America, Inc.
- May 2022Chair, Fujikura Composite America, Inc.
- April 2023Deputy head of divisions
- June 2023Director
- April 2024Director and Executive Officer (current)
Head of Divisions (current) - April 2025Operating Officer Life-Saving and Coated Materials Division (current)
Akiyasu Higuchi, Director and Executive Officer
- April 1994Joined the Company
- April 2007President and Director, FUJIKURA COMPOSITES HAIPHONG, INC.
- April 2014CTO, IER Fujikura Inc.
- April 2019General Manager, Management Planning Division
- April 2023Executive Officer
- June 2024Director and Executive Officer (current)
- April 2025Head of Administration Division (current)
General Manager,Information Security Promotion Department(current) - June 2025General Manager, Intellectual Property Department(current)
Yoichi Nagahama, Outside Director
- April 1973Joined Fujikura Electric Wire Co., Ltd. (currently Fujikura Ltd.)
- June 2003Director of the above company
- April 2006Director, Managing Executive Officer of the above company
- April 2009President of the above company
- April 2016President and Chair of the above company
- June 2018Senior Advisor of the above company
- June 2019Outside Director of Fujikura Kasei Co., Ltd. (current)
- August 2019Director and Executive Officer (current)
- April 2020Honorary Advisor for Fujikura Ltd.
Hidetaka Takahashi, AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
- April 2000Joined the Company
- April 2015Deputy General Manager, Engineering and Manufacturing Division; General Manager, Technical Department of the above division; General Manager, Kazo Plant
- June 2015Director
- April 2017Deputy General Manager, Engineering and Manufacturing Division; General Manager, Technical Department of the above division
- April 2019Deputy General Manager, Engineering and Manufacturing Division
- April 2020Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Unit; General Manager, Business Development Department; General Manager, Business Sites Department
President, Hangzhou Fujikura Rubber Co., Ltd.
President, Anji Fujikura Rubber Co., Ltd. - April 2021Managing Director
Supervisor for Administration Division
General Manager, Administration Division
General Manager, Internal Control Office - April 2023General Manager, Sustainability Management Office
- April 2024Director, Managing Executive Officer
- April 2025Director and Executive Officer, Director
- June 2025AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS(current)
Kazuaki Hosoi, Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
- November 1975Joined Chiyoda Audit Corporation
- March 1979Registered as a certified public accountant
- January 1987Partner, Shinko Audit Corporation
- September 1993Representative Partner, Chuo Audit Corporation
- March 2005Registered as a licensed tax accountant
- October 2006Opened Hosoi Accounting Office (current)
- June 2007Corporate Auditor of the Company
- June 2023Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
Kyoko Tanaka, Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
- December 2011Registered as an attorney (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined Abe & Tanaka Law Office - August 2019Corporate Auditor of the Company
- January 2021Joint Managing Partner, Abe & Tanaka Law Office (current)
- June 2023Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
Mariko Tsurumi, Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
- April 1995Joined Shoko Chukin Bank (currently The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd.)
- December 2008Joined Ernst & Young Shinnihon (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
- September 2011Registered as a certified public accountant
- February 2022Established Mariko Tsurumi Certified Public Accountant Office (current)
- September 2022Outside Auditor of Carseven Digifield Co., Ltd. (current)
- December 2022Outside Auditor of uSonar Co., Ltd.
- March 2024Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of uSonar Co., Ltd. (current)
- June 2024Outside Auditor, A&A Material Corporation (current)
Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
Reasons for Appointment of Outside Directors
Yoichi Nagahama
We have elected Mr. Nagahama as an outside director based on his extensive experience, a proven track record, and broad insight as a businessperson. Our expectation is that he would provide advice on the overall management of our company from a practical viewpoint, contributing to the enhancement of our corporate value through business expansion and strengthening of corporate governance. Mr. Nagahama previously served as an executive officer of our major shareholder. However, since he has retired from management, we have determined that he will not have any influence on the decisions of shareholders or investors, and there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders. He was, therefore, appointed as an independent director.
Kazuaki Hosoi
Mr. Hosoi is a certified public accountant and a licensed tax accountant with considerable knowledge of finance and accounting. We have elected him as an outside director and audit and supervisory committee member in order to utilize his knowledge to enhance the effectiveness of the audit function as an audit and supervisory committee member. Although there are relevant matters regarding the attributes of independent directors, we have determined that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders. He was, therefore, appointed as an independent director.
Kyoko Tanaka
Ms. Tanaka has a high level of experience and insight in legal matters as an attorney at law. We have elected her as an outside director and audit and supervisory committee member in order to enhance the effectiveness of the audit function as an audit and supervisory committee member. Ms. Tanaka is a member of Abe & Tanaka Law Office, with which our company has a legal advisory agreement. However, we have determined that the transaction amount is so small that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders. She was, therefore, appointed as an independent director.
Mariko Tsurumi
Ms. Tsurumi has abundant knowledge and experience in corporate accounting she accumulated over many years as a certified public accountant. We have determined that she is qualified to serve as an outside director and audit and supervisory committee member with the expectation that she would provide useful opinions to further strengthen our corporate governance and other areas. Although there are relevant matters regarding the attributes of independent directors, we have determined that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders. She was, therefore, appointed as an independent director.
